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alkiermes.

inkberry (any plant of the genus Phytolacca)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/alˈkjɛr.mɛs/
  1. inkberry (any plant of the genus Phytolacca)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. crimson dye made from inkberry

    inanimate · masculine · uncountable
  3. alkermes (red Italian alcoholic liqueur)

    inanimate · masculine · uncountable
  4. kermes (crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of kermes insects)

    archaic · broadly · inanimate · masculine
  5. alkermes (type of medicine obtained from kermes insects)

    archaic · broadly · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš Persian کرمست* (*kermest)bor. Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz)bor. Polish alkiermes Borrowed from Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz). First attested in 1613.

noun/alˈkjɛr.mɛs/
  1. alkermes, kermes (any of several insects of the genus Kermes)

    animal-not-person · archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš Persian کرمست* (*kermest)bor. Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz)bor. Polish alkiermes Borrowed from Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz). First attested in 1613.

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